Diaper Shopping

While you wait to see the vet, you probably don’t want to be bathing your dog multiple times a day.

So if your dog is leaking urine, you can use diapers or belly bands (for males) to stay ahead of the mess.

There are diapers designed for dogs and human ones – and they both serve the same purpose.

The important thing to make sure they fit correctly.

Remember that human diapers will need some alterations before you can put them on your dog – like a hole for their tail.

You will need to wipe your dog if they soil the diaper. Using baby wipes or grooming wipes work well to keep your dog clean in between baths.

This is important to avoid dog urine scald, which can be painful for your pup.

Just like with babies, diapers will need checked and changed frequently.

Keeping your dog in a wet diaper for too long will only make the smelly situation worse.

What to do after you see the vet?

As we covered earlier, there are a lot of reasons your dog could be leaking urine, have smelly pee, or both.

Issues like infections can be treated with antibiotics. Bladder crystals in urine are usually easy to treat, sometimes with nothing more than adjusting your dog’s diet – see more about urinary care dog food.

In the case of bladder stones, your vet might offer several options to break up the stone so your dog can pass it, depending on how large it is.